Stephen BrathwaiteGlass work artist
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Thoburn Mill 83 Little Bridge Street,
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Almonte ON. K0A 1A0
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- Immigrant Recognition Sculpture – City of Regina
- West Carleton Community Center’s “Stilt Walkers” to be installed this Spring.
- Halifax North Public Library
- Veenstra Residence
Working primarily in site specific applications whether for private, public or corporate clients the variables of location, client and program are as much a part of the palette as are materials and colours etc. The challenge is always to find the areas of overlap where the client needs are met without compromising the artistic intent. The relationship of artist/client is critical to arriving at the artistic solution.
Materials are less important than ideas. Where a solution evolves that requires techniquesa and materials beyond my facility, other artists are employed in a collaborative fashion to realize the vision.
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Immigrant Recognition Sculpture – City of Regina
Posted by stephenbrathwaite
Most recently, Doug Bamford and Stephen have won the national competition to create a sculpture in front of Regina City Hall. This project is an extension of the theme begun in Halifax and is intended for installation in the fall of 2008.
West Carleton Community Center’s “Stilt Walkers” to be installed this Spring.
Posted by stephenbrathwaite
“Stilt Walkers” is another bronze public art project being created for the West Carleton Community Centre in Ottawa. It will be installed in the spring. As a project for a rural community its concept stemmed from the concept that we both shape the land and in turn are shaped by it. The piece appears in front of a hockey arena and also references physical play but in a generic way.
Halifax North Public Library
Posted by stephenbrathwaite
North Is Freedom at The North Halifax Memorial Library turned out very well. Working with Doug Bamford we managed to create a sculpture in bronze and steel and give voice to a community. Poetry, recipes, street names, expressions, were all etched into the steel and three local students were cast as figures climbing on the steel monolith. They became symbolic of the effort to succeed on the strength of shared experience.
Veenstra Residence
Posted by stephenbrathwaite
This entry is part of a series of installations using etched and painted mouthblown sheets of glass. The panels are used in a raw state, drilled and bolted to plate glass backings which allows the viewer to see the exposed edge of the sheet glass. The hardware becomes an important decorative element and helps establish a tension around the perceived fragility of glass.